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REFRACTORY PRODUCT, A BATCH FOR PRODUCING THE
PRODUCT, A METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE PRODUCT
AND A USE OF THE PRODUCT
Description
The invention relates to a refractory product, a batch for producing the
product, a method for the production of the product and a use of the
product.
The term "refractory product" in the sense of the invention refers in
particular to refractory products with an application temperature of more
than 600 C and preferably refractory materials according to DIN 51060:
2006, i.e. materials with a cone point > SK17. The determination of the
cone point can be carried out in particular according to DIN EN 993-12:
1997-06.
As is well known, a "batch" refers to a composition of one or more
components or raw materials by means of which a refractory product can
be produced by means of a temperature treatment, i.e. in particular by
means of firing, for example in a furnace. In particular, such a heat
treatment can be carried out by means of a ceramic firing, whereby a
sintered refractory ceramic product can be produced from the batch.
Components for the production of refractories are regularly present in the
form of raw materials based on metal oxides. A common raw material for
the production of refractories is magnesia, which is based on the metal
oxide magnesium oxide (MgO). Raw materials in the form of magnesia can
take the form of sintered magnesia or fused magnesia.
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Refractories based on raw materials in the form of magnesia are also
known as magnesia products or, in the case of shaped products, as
magnesia bricks.
Due to the high melting point of MgO, magnesia refractories have a high
hot strength. Furthermore, due to their basic nature, magnesia products
have a good resistance to basic attacks, such as steel plant slags or cement
clinker in a cement rotary kiln.
However, such refractory magnesia products are highly sensitive to
thermal stress due to the high thermal expansion of MgO. This sensitivity
to thermal stress is expressed in a relatively low structural elasticity and a
correspondingly high modulus of elasticity (E-module) of such refractory
magnesia products.
In order to reduce the sensitivity of magnesia refractories to thermal
stress, it is known that certain components can be incorporated into
magnesia refractories to improve the modulus of elasticity of magnesia
refractories.
In particular, to improve the modulus of elasticity of magnesia refractory
products, it is known that they contain a proportion of magnesia spinel
(MgO = A1203). Such a proportion of magnesia spinel in magnesia products
can reduce the sensitivity of magnesia products to thermal stresses and
improve their elasticity or structural elasticity, which is particularly
evident in a reduced modulus of elasticity.
To make available in a magnesia product not only MgO but also magnesia
spinel, either pre-synthesised magnesia spinel can be added as raw material
to the batch for the production of the magnesia product. Alternatively, a
raw material based on A1203 can be added to the batch, so that during
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firing A1203 and MgO form magnesia spine!. This process is also known as
the so-called "in-situ formation" of magnesia spine!.
While magnesia spine!, as explained above, has a beneficial effect on the
elasticity of a magnesia-based refractory product, A1203 can have a
negative effect on the hot strength of the refractory product. For example,
A1203 can form low-melting calcium aluminate phases with CaO, which is
added to the product as a by-product of the magnesia raw materials, which
can significantly reduce the hot strength of the product. Furthermore, at
certain ratios of the proportions of A1203, CaO and SiO2 to each other,
low-melting calcium-aluminate-silicate phases can be formed. Finally, as
the content of A1203 in a magnesia refractory product increases, its
resistance to basic attack can be reduced. For example, with higher
contents of A1203 in a magnesia refractory product, the risk of a clinker
melt attack due to clinker melt infiltration in a rotary cement kiln
increases.
In general, it can be said that in a magnesia-based refractory product,
increasing the content of A1203 improves the elasticity of the product but
reduces its resistance to basic attack and its hot strength.
SUMMARY
Certain exemplary embodiments provide a refractory product comprising
the following features:
1.1 the product has a chemical composition according to which
the following oxides are present in the following proportions:
1.1.1 MgO: at least 92% by mass;
1.1.2 A1203: 1.5 to 7% by mass;
1.1.3 Fe2O3: less than 3% by mass;
1.1.4 CaO + 5i02: 1 to 3% by mass;
1.2. the product comprises coated grains having the following
features:
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1.2.1the coated grains have a grain size of at least 2 mm;
1.2.2the coated grains consist of magnesia, the surface of
which has a coating of magnesia spinel at least in sections.
It is an object of the invention to provide a refractory product based on
magnesia, which exhibits both good elasticity behaviour and high hot
strength.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a refractory product based
on magnesia, which exhibits good elasticity behaviour as well as high hot
strength and resistance to basic attack.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a batch for the production
of such a product.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a method for producing
such a product.
According to the invention, a refractory product is provided which
comprises the following features:
The product has a chemical composition according to which the
following oxides are present in the following proportions
MgO: at least 92% by mass;
A1203: 1.5 to 7% by mass;
Fe2O3: less than 3% by mass;
CaO + SiO2: 1 to 3% by mass;
the product comprises coated grains having the following features:
The coated grains have a grain size of at least 2 mm;
the coated grains consist of magnesia, the surface of which has a
coating of magnesia spinel at least in sections.
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According to the invention, it surprisingly turned out that a refractory
product based on magnesia can be provided, by which the above-mentioned
objects can be solved, provided that this product has the above-mentioned
chemical composition and at the same time comprises the above-mentioned
coated grains.
The information given herein in% by mass, which characterises the
chemical composition of the product according to the invention, is in each
case related to the total mass of the product according to the invention,
unless otherwise stated in individual cases.
The proportions of oxides in the product according to the invention and the
loss on ignition (LOT) indicated herein, i.e. the chemical composition of
the product according to the invention and the loss on ignition, are
determined by means of X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF) in accordance
with DIN EN ISO 12677:2013-02.
An essential aspect of the invention is that the product according to the
invention comprises coated grains which have a grain size of at least 2 mm
and consist of magnesia, the surface of which has a coating of magnesia
spinel at least in sections. The presence of such coated grains in the
refractory product according to the invention is based on several inventive
findings. It was found that such coated grains consisting of magnesia, the
surface of which has a coating of magnesia spinel, at least in sections,
have an elasticity effect on magnesia in a refractory product similar to that
.. of a solid grain of magnesia spinel, i.e. a grain consisting entirely of
magnesia spinel, in terms of its elasticity properties. Furthermore, it has
been found, in accordance with the invention, that, although such a coated
grain can have an elasticising effect substantially equivalent to that of a
solid grain of magnesia spinel, a magnesia grain coated solely with
magnesia spinel is capable of introducing a much lower proportion of
A1203 into the product than a solid grain of magnesia spinel. However, to
the extent that the input of A1203 into the product is reduced, the negative
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effects of A1203 on the hot strength and the resistance of the product to
basic attack are also reduced.
Furthermore, the inventors have surprisingly realised that the above-
mentioned beneficial effects of the coated grains in the product are
particularly evident only when the coated grains have a grain size of at
least 2 mm. It is not clear in detail what this effect is based on. The
inventors assume that the elasticising effect of the coated grains is
particularly effective only from a grain size of 2 mm. Furthermore, the
inventors assume that (with a constant thickness of the coating of magnesia
spinel) from a grain size of the coated grains of at least 2 mm, the mass
ratio of MgO to A1203 of the coated grains shifts in favour of the mass
portion of MgO in such a way that the coated grains only allow the small
portion of A1203 in the product, as defined by the invention, to be realised
from a grain size of at least 2 mm, while at the same time the coated grains
have a sufficiently elasticising effect.
In accordance with the invention, it was found that the coated grains
develop their best elasticizing effect with a simultaneous low input of
A1203 into the product when the coated grains have a grain size in the
range of 3 to 5 mm. Therefore, according to one embodiment of the
invention, it is intended that the coated grains have a grain size in the
range of 2 to 5 mm, and according to a particularly preferred embodiment
it is intended that the coated grains have a grain size in the range of 3 to 5
mm.
The coated grains consist of magnesia, the surface of which has a coating
of magnesia spinel, at least in sections.
By comprising the coating of the magnesia spinel in sections, the
magnesia of the coated grains may be wholly or partially coated with
magnesia spinel. In so far as the surface of the magnesia of the coated
grains has a coating of magnesia spinel entirely, the magnesia spinel
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completely surrounds the magnesia, like a shell or husk in which the
magnesia is embedded like a "core". If the magnesia has the coating of
magnesia spinel in sections only, the coating of magnesia spinel may have
gaps or voids, or the magnesia of the coated grains may also be coated
with magnesia spinel only partially, i.e. in the form of separate sections or
areas. Preferably the surface of the magnesia of the coated grains has a
coating of magnesia spinel over at least 50% of the surface area of the
magnesia. However, the surface of the magnesia of the coated grains is
particularly preferred to have a coating of magnesia spinel over most or all
of the surface of the magnesia. In accordance with the invention, it has
been found that such magnesia grains completely coated with magnesia
spinel have a particularly strong elasticising effect in the product.
The coating of magnesia spinel has a preferred thickness in the range of 10
to 500 p.m, and a particularly preferred thickness in the range of 25 to 400
p.m. According to the invention, it was found that the coated grains having
a coating of magnesia spinel in such a thickness on the one hand have a
good elastifying effect in the product according to the invention and on the
other hand the mass ratio of MgO (from the coated magnesia and the
proportion of MgO in the coating of magnesia spinel) to A1203 (from the
coating of magnesia spinel) is so high, that if the coated grains have a
good elastifying effect, only a relatively small amount of A1203 can be
simultaneously introduced into the product according to the invention.
The coating of magnesia spinel may be in direct contact with the coated
magnesia or may be separated from it, in whole or in part, by a gap. In
addition, the magnesia spinel coating may be a single or multi-layer
structure. If the magnesia spinel coating has a multi-layer structure, these
can be several layers of magnesia spinel, for example, separated from each
other completely or in sections by a gap.
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According to the usual definition in the state of the art, the relevant grain
size for coated grains is the outer grain circumference, i.e. the
circumference along the outer grain boundary of the coated grains. For a
multi-layer coating of magnesia spinel, the outer circumference of the
outermost coating is therefore relevant. The grain size of the coated grains
is determined according to DIN EN ISO 13383-1:2016-11.
The magnesia core of the coated grains consists mainly of magnesia
(MgO). Besides MgO, magnesia may contain the usual side oxides and
impurities that are usually introduced into a refractory product by the raw
materials, e.g. side oxides in the form of CaO, 5i02, A1203 or Fe2O3.
However, these are usually less than 10% by mass, based on the mass of
magnesia. The magnesia spinel coating of the coated grains consists of
magnesia spinel, i.e. true spinel or magnesia-alumina spinel (MgO = A1203
or MgA1204). The magnesia spinel of the magnesia spinel coating is
preferably in the form of a stoichiometric magnesia spinel. In addition to
magnesia spinel, the coating may also contain the usual impurities and by-
products that are introduced into a refractory product by the raw materials
normally used, i.e. in particular CaO, SiO2 and Fe2O3.
According to the invention, it has been found that the coated grains can
develop their elastifying effect with a simultaneous low input of A1203
into the product, particularly advantageously if the product contains the
coated grains in a proportion in the range of 5 to 24% by mass. According
to an exemplary embodiment, it is therefore provided that the product
should contain the coated grains in a proportion in the range of 5 to 24%
by mass. According to the invention, it has been found that these
beneficial effects of the coated grains can be further improved when the
coated grains are progressively brought closer to a proportion in the range
of 10% by mass. Therefore, according to a further preferred embodiment,
the product is intended to include the coated grains in a proportion in the
range of 3 to 20% by mass, even more preferably in a proportion in the
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range of 5 to 15% by mass and most preferably in a proportion in the range
of 7 to 15% by mass. These proportions of% by mass of the coated grains
in the product claimed in the invention are each related to the total mass of
the product according in the invention.
The chemical composition of the product according to the invention is such
that MgO is present in the product in a proportion of at least 92% by mass.
According to the invention, it was found that the properties of the product
according to the invention are increasingly improved with respect to its
elasticity and its hot strength, provided that the product according to the
invention has a chemical composition in which the proportion of MgO is
increasingly close to a proportion in the range of 93.5 to 96% by mass.
These improved properties with respect to elasticity are indicated by a
progressively reduced modulus of elasticity, and the progressively
improved properties with respect to hot strength are indicated by a
progressively increased To.5 value. In this respect, according to a preferred
exemplary embodiment, it is intended that the product according to the
invention has a chemical composition with a proportion of MgO in the
range of 92 to 97.5% by mass, even more preferably with a proportion in
the range of 92 to 96% by mass, even more preferably with a proportion in
the range from more than 93 to 96% by mass and even more preferably
with a proportion in the range of 93.5 to 96% by mass.
The product according to the invention has a chemical composition with a
content of A1203 in the range of 1.5 to 7% by mass. According to the
invention, it was found that the properties of the product according to the
invention are increasingly improved with respect to its elasticity (again
indicated by the modulus of elasticity) and its hot strength (indicated by
the To value), provided that the product according to the invention has a
chemical composition in which the proportion of A1203 increasingly
approaches a proportion in the range of 2 to 3.5% by mass. In this respect,
according to a preferred embodiment, it is provided that the product
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according to the invention has a chemical composition with a proportion of
A1203 in the range of 1.5 to 5% by mass, even more preferably with a
proportion in the range of 1.5 to 3.5% by mass and even more preferably
with a proportion in the range of 2 to 3.5% by mass.
The product according to the invention has a chemical composition with a
content of Fe2O3 of less than 3% by mass. According to the invention, it
was found that the properties of the product according to the invention are
increasingly improved with respect to its hot strength (indicated by the To
value), as far as the product according to the invention has a chemical
composition in which the proportion of Fe2O3 increasingly approaches a
proportion of less than 1% by mass, in particular a proportion in the range
of 0.1 to less than 1% by mass. In this respect, a preferred embodiment
provides that the product according to the invention has a chemical
composition with a proportion of Fe2O3 below 2% by mass, even more
preferably with a proportion below 1% by mass and even more preferably
with a proportion in the range of 0.1 to below 1% by mass.
The product according to the invention has a chemical composition with a
CaO + SiO2 content (i.e. a chemical composition with a proportion of a
total mass of these two oxides) in the range of 1 to 3% by mass. According
to the invention, it was found that the properties of the product according
to the invention are progressively improved with respect to its elasticity
(indicated by the modulus of elasticity) and its hot strength (indicated by
the To value), provided that the product according to the invention has a
chemical composition in which the CaO + SiO2 content is progressively
approaching a content in the range of 2 to 3% by mass. In this respect, a
preferred embodiment provides that the product according to the invention
has a chemical composition with a CaO + SiO2 content in the range of 2 to
3% by mass. According to the invention, it was found that with such CaO
and SiO2 contents in the product, no or only minor amounts of low-melting
calcium-aluminate-silicate phases are formed, which could deteriorate the
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In order to improve the hot strength of the product, it may also be provided
that the mass ratio of CaO to SiO2 in the product is at least 2, and more
preferably greater than 2. According to a preferred embodiment, the mass
ratio of CaO to SiO2 in the product is above 2 and maximum 2.8.
According to a preferred embodiment, it is provided that the product
according to the invention has a chemical composition according to which
the following oxides are present in the following proportions:
MgO: 92 to 97,5% by mass;
A1203: 1,5 to 7% by mass;
Fe2O3: less than 3% by mass;
CaO + SiO2: 1 to 3% by mass.
According to an even more preferred embodiment, it is provided that the
product according to the invention has a chemical composition according
to which the following oxides are present in the following proportions
MgO: 92 to 96% by mass;
A1203: 1.5 to 5% by mass;
Fe2O3: less than 2% by mass;
CaO + SiO2: 1 to 3% by mass.
According to an even more preferred embodiment, it is provided that the
product according to the invention has a chemical composition according
to which the following oxides are present in the following proportions:
MgO: 93 to 96% by mass;
A1203: 1,5 to 3,5% by mass;
Fe2O3: less than 1% by mass;
CaO + SiO2: 1 to 3% by mass.
According to an even more preferred embodiment, it is provided that the
product according to the invention has a chemical composition according
to which the following oxides are present in the following proportions:
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MgO: 93.5 to 96% by mass;
A1203: 2 to 3.5% by mass;
Fe2O3: less than 1% by mass;
CaO + SiO2: 1 to 3% by mass.
According to the invention, it was found that the presence of other oxides,
which are present in the refractory product in addition to the oxides MgO,
A1203, Fe203and CaO + SiO2, can have a negative effect on the elasticity
and hot strength of the product. In this respect, according to a preferred
embodiment, the refractory product according to the invention has a
chemical composition according to which the oxides MgO, A1203, Fe2O3
and CaO + SiO2 are present in a proportion in a total mass of at least 99%
by mass in the refractory product according to the invention, and even
more preferably in a proportion in a total mass of at least 99.5% by mass.
In addition to the oxides MgO, A1203, Fe2O3 and CaO + SiO2 , the product
according to the invention may contain other oxides which have been
introduced into the refractory product, in particular as foreign oxides or
impurities via the raw materials, for example the oxides MnO, Na2O or
K20.
In this respect, the refractory product according to the invention may have
a chemical composition according to which further oxides, which are
present in the product in addition to the oxides MgO, A1203, Fe2O3 and
CaO + SiO2, are present in the product in a proportion in a total mass in
the range of 0 to 1% by mass, and even more preferably in a proportion in
a total mass in the range of 0 to 0.5% by mass.
According to the invention, it was found that the properties of the product
according to the invention with respect to both its elasticity and its hot
strength may depend on the mass ratio of the oxides to each other.
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Thus, it was found that the properties of the product according to the
invention may improve in terms of its elasticity and its hot strength if the
product according to the invention has a chemical composition such that
the mass ratio of A1203 to Fe2O3 is greater than 1, more preferably greater
than 2 and even more preferably greater than 3. In particular, the mass
ratio of the oxides A1203 to Fe2O3 is in the range 3 to 8, more preferably in
the range 4 to 8.
With regard to the mineralogical composition of the refractory product
according to the invention, the oxide A1203 is preferably predominantly
present as magnesia spinel (MgO = A1203). Furthermore, the MgO of the
refractory product according to the invention is preferably present mainly
in the form of periclase (MgO) and magnesia spinel (MgO = A1203).
Preferably, the product according to the invention has a mineralogical
composition according to which periclase is present in a proportion in the
range of 89 to 97% by mass and magnesia spinel in a proportion in the
range of 2 to 10% by mass. More preferably, the product according to the
invention has a mineralogical composition in which periclase is present in
a proportion in the range of 92 to 97% by mass and magnesia spinel in a
proportion in the range of 2 to 7% by mass, even more preferably
according to which periclase is present in a proportion ranging from 94 to
97% by mass and magnesia spinel in a proportion ranging from 2 to 5% by
mass and even more preferably according to which periclase is present in a
proportion ranging from 94 to 96% by mass and magnesia spinel in a
proportion ranging from 3 to 5% by mass. More preferably, the product
according to the invention may have a mineralogical composition
according to which the mineral phase dicalcium silicate is present in a
proportion in the range of 0.5 to 2% by mass, particularly in combination
with the above proportions of the mineral phases periclase and magnesia
spinel. The figures given in % by mass are each based on the total mass of
the product according to the invention. The mineralogical composition is
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qualitatively determined by means of X-ray diffraction according to DIN
EN 13925-2:2003-07, whereby the quantitative proportions are
subsequently calculated on the basis of the determined chemical
composition of the product.
Preferably, the product according to the invention has a total mass of
periclase and magnesia spinel of at least 94% by mass and even more
preferably of at least 96% by mass. Preferably, the product according to
the invention has a total mass of periclase, magnesia spinel and dicalcium
silicate of at least 95% by mass and, even more preferably, of at least 97%
by mass. The figures given in % by mass are in each case related to the
total mass of the product according to the invention.
With regard to the structure of the refractory product according to the
invention, it is preferably provided that the product comprises the coated
grains, as stated above, in a proportion in the range of 5 to 24% by mass
and that, in addition to the coated grains, only magnesia is also present to
a large extent or completely. In this respect, a preferred embodiment of the
invention provides that the refractory product according to the invention
comprises the coated grains in a proportion in the range of 5 to 24% by
mass and, in addition (i.e. in addition to the coated grains), magnesia in a
proportion in the range of 76 to 95% by mass, in each case based on the
total mass of the product according to the invention. According to an even
more preferred embodiment, it is provided that the product comprises the
coated grains in a proportion in the range of 5 to 20% by mass and, apart
from the coated grains, magnesia in a proportion in the range of 80 to 95%
by mass, even more preferably comprises the coated grains in a proportion
in the range of 5 to 15% by mass and the remainder of magnesia in a
proportion in the range of 85 to 95% by mass and even more preferably
comprises the coated grains in a proportion of 7 to 15% by mass and the
remainder of magnesia in a proportion in the range of 85 to 93% by mass,
each based on the total mass of the product according to the invention.
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The magnesia present in the product according to the invention in addition
to the coated grains is preferably in the form of sintered grains of
magnesia. These magnesia grains, which are present in the product
together with the coated grains, do not have the coating according to the
invention and are hereinafter also referred to as "uncoated magnesia
grains". The grain size of the uncoated magnesia grains in the product
according to the invention is preferably less than 8 mm, particularly
preferably less than 5 mm, determined according to DIN EN ISO 13383-
1:2016-11.
According to the invention, it was found that the coated grains have a
particularly advantageous elastifying effect in the product (indicated by a
low modulus of elasticity) when the uncoated grains of magnesia are at
least partially present with a grain size that is in the range of the grain
size
of the coated grains. In this respect, according to a preferred embodiment,
it is provided that the uncoated grains of magnesia are present in a
proportion of at least 5% by mass in a grain size of at least 2 mm.
According to an even more preferred embodiment, at least 5% by mass of
the uncoated magnesia grains are present in a grain size of at least 3 mm.
According to an even more preferred embodiment, 5 to 20% by mass of the
uncoated magnesia grains are present in a grain size in the range of 3 to 5
mm and 80 to 95% by mass of the uncoated magnesia grains are present in
a grain size below 3 mm. The figures given in % by mass refer to the total
mass of the uncoated magnesia grains. The grain size is determined
according to DIN EN ISO 13383-1:2016-11.
The structure of the product according to the invention is therefore
preferably characterised by a matrix of sintered grains of magnesia in
which the coated grains according to the invention are embedded.
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The product according to the invention is preferably in the form of a fired
refractory ceramic product, particularly preferably in the form of a shaped
fired refractory ceramic product.
It is known that a "ceramic" product is characterised by the fact that it has
a structure of sintered grains. The structure of the product according to the
invention is preferably formed by sintered grains in the form of magnesia
grains and coated grains.
The fact that the product according to the invention is in the form of a
"fired" product is known to indicate that the product according to the
invention has been produced by a firing, whereby components or raw
materials of a batch have been fired in such a way that they sintered
together and thereby formed a refractory ceramic product according to the
invention.
A "shaped" fired refractory ceramic product is known to be characterised
by the fact that it has been shaped before its ceramic firing, i.e. the batch
has been given a defined geometric shape by shaping, for example in the
form of a brick or other shaped product. In that regard, shaped fired
refractory ceramic products differ from unshaped fired refractory products,
the latter being manufactured on the basis of an unshaped refractory
ceramic material, that is to say, a so-called "mass".
By providing the product according to the invention, it is possible to
provide a refractory product with excellent physical properties, in
particular with excellent physical properties with respect to the elasticity
and hot strength of the product.
The excellent elasticity properties of the product according to the
invention are indicated by a low modulus of elasticity (Young's modulus).
According to a preferred embodiment, the product according to the
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invention has a dynamic modulus of elasticity of less than 40 GPa,
particularly preferably a dynamic modulus of elasticity of less than 30
GPa. The dynamic modulus of elasticity is determined according to DIN
EN ISO 12680-1: 2007-05.
The good hot strength of the product according to the invention is
indicated by a very high temperature To.5 for the refractoriness under load.
The temperature To.5 for refractoriness under load of the refractory product
according to the invention is preferably above 1,700 C. The temperature
To.5 for refractoriness under load is determined according to DIN EN ISO
1893:2008-09.
According to the invention, it was found that the chemical composition of
the product and the coated grains in the product have a very beneficial
effect on the strength of the product. A product according to the invention
can be characterised by a very good cold crushing strength and a very good
bending strength at room temperature.
In particular, the cold crushing strength of the product according to the
invention can be at least 70 MPa, determined according to DIN EN 993-5:
1998-12.
The bending strength at room temperature of the product according to the
invention may in particular be at least 4 MPa, determined according to DIN
EN 993-6: 1995-04.
The products according to the invention are used particularly preferably
for the lining of cement rotary kilns, i.e. rotary kilns for burning cement
clinker.
In this respect, the subject matter of the invention is also the use of the
product according to the invention for the lining of cement rotary kilns.
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The subject matter of the invention is also a cement rotary kiln which is at
least partially lined with products according to the invention.
The subject-matter of the invention is also a batch for producing the
product according to the invention, the batch comprising the following
components:
A first raw material component, consisting of grains of magnesia;
a second raw material component, consisting of coated grains
comprising the following features:
the coated grains have a grain size of at least 2 mm;
the coated grains consist of magnesia, the surface of which has a
coating of alumina at least in sections.
The first raw material component which is comprise by the batch according
to the invention consists of grains of magnesia. The first raw material
component preferably consists of grains of at least one of the following
magnesia: sintered magnesia or fused magnesia. In particular, the first raw
material component consists of grains of sintered magnesia.
According to a preferred embodiment, the magnesia grains of the first raw
material component have a grain size below 8 mm, even more preferably a
grain size below 5 mm and even more preferably a grain size in the range
of greater than 0 to 5 mm. The grain size of the magnesia grains is
determined according to DIN 66165-2:2016-08.
The second raw material component of the batch according to the invention
consists of coated grains, which have a grain size of at least 2 mm and
consist of magnesia, the surface of which has a coating of alumina at least
in sections.
According to the usual nomenclature, alumina is a raw material based on
alumina or A1203. According to a preferred embodiment, the coated grains
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consist of sintered magnesia, the surface of which has a coating of alumina
at least in sections.
The coated grains of the batch according to the invention preferably have a
grain size corresponding to the grain size of the coated grains of the
product according to the invention. In this respect, as stated above, the
coated grains of the batch according the invention have a grain size of at
least 2 mm, more preferably a grain size in the range of 2 to 5 mm and
even more preferably a grain size in the range of 3 to 5 mm. The grain size
of the coated grains is determined according to DIN 66165-2:2016-08.
The first raw material component and the second raw material component
are selected in such a way that by firing the batch forms a refractory
product according to the invention. In this respect, the mass fraction and
the chemical composition of the first raw material component and the
second raw material component in the batch according to the invention are
selected in such a way that the batch after firing forms a refractory product
according to the invention.
With regard to the chemical composition of the batch according to the
invention, the above disclosure regarding the chemical composition of the
product according to the invention apply accordingly.
In order to make available the coated grains of the batch according to the
invention, grains of magnesia, in particular grains of sintered magnesia,
may be coated with alumina. Preferably, grains of magnesia can be coated
with alumina in a mixer or in a granulating device, for example a
granulating plate. Preferably, the alumina is present as a powder when
coating. To improve the adhesion of the alumina to the surface of the
magnesia grains, the alumina can be mixed with a proportion of binder, for
example an organic binder (for example polyvinyl alcohol) or water.
Preferably, the magnesia grains are coated with alumina in the form of
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calcined alumina, so that, according to a particularly preferred
embodiment, coated grains are present in the form of grains of sintered
magnesia, the surface of which has a coating of calcined alumina at least
in sections. The grains of magnesia can preferably have a coating of
alumina with a thickness in the range of 10 to 500 p.m. To coat the
magnesia grains with alumina of such a thickness, the magnesia and
alumina grains are mixed together for a period of time until the magnesia
is coated with alumina of such a thickness.
The mass fraction of the first raw material component in the batch may
preferably correspond to the mass fraction of magnesia present in the
product according to the invention in addition to the coated grains.
Furthermore, the second raw material component may preferably
correspond to the mass percentage of coated grains in the product
according to the invention. According to a preferred embodiment, the batch
according to the invention comprises the first raw material component in a
mass percentage in the range of 76 to 95% by mass and the second raw
material component in a mass percentage in the range of 5 to 24% by mass,
more preferably the first raw material component in a mass percentage in
the range of 80 to 95% by mass and the second raw material component in
a mass percentage in the range of 5 to 20% by mass, even more preferably
the first raw material component in a mass fraction in the range of 85 to
95% by mass and the second raw material component in a mass fraction in
the range of 5 to 15% by mass, and even more preferably the first raw
material component in a mass fraction of 85 to 93% by mass and the
second raw material component in a mass fraction in the range of 7 to 15%
by mass, in each case based on the total mass of the batch according to the
invention.
A refractory product according to the invention can be produced by firing
the batch according to the invention. During firing, the coating of alumina
forms in-situ magnesia spinel with the magnesia of the coated grains, and
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partly also with the magnesia of the first raw material component. This in-
situ magnesia spinel formed during firing forms the coating of magnesia
spinel which is present in the coated grains of the product according in the
invention. In addition, the grains of the first raw material component and
the second raw material component of the batch according to the invention
sinter together during firing, so that, after firing, a product according to
the invention in the form of a fired refractory ceramic product is present.
The subject matter of the invention is also a method for producing the
.. refractory product according to the invention, which comprises the
following steps.
Providing a batch according to the invention;
shaping the batch into a shaped unfired refractory product;
firing the shaped unfired refractory into a shaped fired refractory
.. ceramic product.
The batch provided for carrying out the method according to the invention
can be mixed preferentially before it is formed, especially in a mixer, for
example in an Eirich mixer.
The batch provided for carrying out the method according to the invention
can be provided with a binding agent, preferably during mixing of the
batch. A conventional binder known from the state of the art for refractory
ceramic batch can preferably be used as a binder, preferably a temporary
.. binder, for example an organic binder, in particular for example
lignosulphonate. The binder can be added in the necessary proportions,
especially in such proportions that the batch, especially during mixing, has
a moist crumbly consistency. For example, a binder, in particular a
temporary binder, can be added in proportions ranging from 1 to 3% of the
total mass of the batch without the binder.
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To shape the batch, the batch, mixed if necessary, can be pressed in
particular. After shaping the batch, a shaped unfired refractory product is
obtained, i.e. a so-called green body or green compact.
The shaped unfired refractory product can be dried before firing if
necessary, for example in a drying kiln. The shaped unfired product can,
for example, be dried at temperatures between 100 and 300 C.
The shaped unfired refractory, dried if necessary, is then fired. The shaped
unfired refractory product is fired at temperatures such that a shaped fired
refractory ceramic product is obtained after firing. During the firing
process, the components of the batch sinter together, so that the fired
product is a ceramic product, i.e. a sintered refractory.
It is preferable to fire the shaped unfired refractory product at
temperatures in the range of 1,500 to 1,700 C, especially preferably at
temperatures in the range of 1,550 to 1,650 C.
The firing can preferably be carried out for a duration in the range of 4 to
8 hours at the above-mentioned firing temperatures.
All features of the invention can be combined with each other, individually
or in combination.
Exemplary embodiments of the invention are described in more detail
below, whereby the physical, chemical and mineralogical measured values
given in the exemplary embodiments were determined in accordance with
the above mentioned standards.
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First exemplary embodiment
According to a first exemplary embodiment, a batch was first provided,
which contained a first raw material component consisting of grains of
sintered magnesia and a second raw material component consisting of
coated grains consisting of grains of sintered magnesia coated with
calcined alumina. In relation to the total mass of the batch, the first raw
material component was present in a proportion of 85% by mass and the
second raw material component in a proportion of 15% by mass.
The grains of sintered magnesia of the first raw material component were
provided with a grain size in the range of > 0 to 5 mm and showed the
following grain size distribution, related to the total mass of the batch:
3 to 5 mm: 9% by mass;
1 to < 3 mm: 27% by mass;
0.1 to < 1 mm: 21% by mass; and
>0 to <0.1 mm: 28% by mass.
The sintered magnesia of the first raw material component had the
following chemical composition in relation to the total mass of the
magnesia of the first raw material component:
MgO: 98.50% by mass;
A1203: 0.06% by mass;
CaO: 0.72% by mass;
SiO2: 0.14% by mass;
Fe2O3: 0.52% by mass; and
Other: 0.06% by mass.
The coated grains of the second raw material component had a grain size in
the range of 3 to 5 mm. The magnesia of the coated grains of the second
raw material component were formed from the sintered magnesia of which
the grains of sintered magnesia of the first raw material component were
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also made, so that the sintered magnesia of the coated grains of the second
raw material component had the chemical composition of the sintered
magnesia of the grains of the first raw material component.
The calcined alumina coated on the magnesia of the coated grains of the
second raw material component had a chemical composition with an A1203
content of more than 99% by mass, relative to the total mass of the
calcined alumina.
The coated grains of the second raw material component were obtained by
mixing grains of sintered magnesia with a powder of calcined alumina on a
granulating plate. The mass ratio of sintered magnesia to calcined alumina
was 4:1, so that the coated grains of the second raw material component
also had a mass proportion of magnesia of 80% by mass and a mass
proportion of calcined alumina of 20% by mass, based on the total mass of
the coated grains. A binder in the form of polyvinyl alcohol was added to
the mixture of sintered magnesia and calcined alumina on the granulating
plate in a proportion of 1.5% by mass, based on the total mass of sintered
magnesia and calcined alumina without the polyvinyl alcohol, to improve
the adhesion of the calcined alumina to the sintered magnesia.
To carry out the method according to the invention, the batch was mixed in
an Eirich mixer according to the above-described exemplary embodiment
with the addition of 3% by mass of lignin sulphonate, based on the total
mass of the batch without the lignin sulphonate.
The mixture was then shaped by pressing to form a shaped unfired
refractory product, a so-called green body.
The shaped unfired refractory product was then fired in a furnace at
1,590 C for 6 hours. After cooling, an embodiment of a product according
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to the invention was obtained in the form of a fired refractory ceramic
product.
The fired product obtained according to the exemplary embodiment had a
chemical composition according to which the following oxides were
present in the following proportions
MgO: 94,30% by mass;
A1203: 3,44% by mass;
Fe2O3: 0,58% by mass,
CaO: 0.99% by mass;
SiO2: 0.42% by mass;
MnO: 0.10% by mass; and
Loss on ignition (LOT): 0.17% by mass.
The refractory product had a structure of sintered grains in the form of
magnesia grains and coated grains, the coated grains having a grain size in
the range of 3 to 5 mm and consisting of magnesia with a coating of
magnesia spinel on the surface.
The mass proportion of the magnesia grains was 85% by mass and the
proportion of the coated grains was 15% by mass, in each case related to
the total mass of the product.
The coating of magnesia spinel had a thickness of about 230 p.m.
Measurement of the mineralogical composition of the refractory product
showed that periclase represented 94 to 95% by mass, magnesia spinel 4 to
5% by mass and dicalcium silicate 0.5 to 1.5% by mass of the total mass of
the product. The magnesia spinel was present as stoichiometric magnesia
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The physical values of the product were as follows:
Dynamic modulus of elasticity: 26.6 GPa;
temperature To,5 for refractoriness under load: > 1.700 C;
cold compressive strength: 84 MPa; and
bending strength at room temperature: 6,4 MPa.
Second exemplary embodiment
The second exemplary embodiment corresponded to the first exemplary
embodiment, but with the following changes.
In relation to the total mass of the batch, the first raw material component
was present in a proportion of 90% by mass and the second raw material
component in a proportion of 10% by mass, both in relation to the total
mass of the batch.
The grains of sintered magnesia of the first raw material component were
present with a grain size in the range of > 0 to 5 mm and showed the
following grain size distribution, related to the total mass of batch:
3 to 5 mm: 10% by mass;
1 to < 3 mm: 29% by mass;
0.1 to < 1 mm: 22% by mass; and
> 0 to < 0.1 mm: 29% by mass.
The mass ratio of sintered magnesia to calcined alumina of the coated
grains of the batch was 7:3, so that the coated grains of the second raw
material component had a mass percentage of magnesia of 70% by mass
and a mass percentage of calcined alumina of 30% by mass, based on the
total mass of the coated grains.
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The fired product obtained according to the second exemplary embodiment
had a chemical composition according to which the following oxides were
present in the following proportions
MgO: 94,00% by mass;
A1203: 2,90% by mass;
Fe2O3: 0.39% by mass,
CaO: 1.86% by mass;
SiO2: 0.69% by mass;
MnO: 0.03% by mass; and
Loss on ignition (LOT): 0.13% by mass.
The mass percentage of magnesia grains in the product was 90% by mass
and coated grains were 10% by mass, both based on the total mass of the
product.
The coating of magnesia spinel had a thickness of about 380 p.m.
Measurement of the mineralogical composition of the refractory product
showed that periclase accounted for 94 to 95% by mass, magnesia spinel
for 3.5 to 4.5% by mass and dicalcium silicate for 1 to 2% by mass of the
total mass of the product. The magnesia spinel was present as
stoichiometric magnesia spinel.
The physical values of the product were as follows:
Dynamic modulus of elasticity: 27.9 GPa;
temperature To,5 for refractoriness under load: > 1.700 C;
cold compressive strength: 72 MPa; and
bending strength at room temperature: 4,6 MPa.
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First comparative example
For comparison purposes, a product was manufactured which did not
constitute an example of the invention.
The product manufactured according to the first comparative example was
manufactured according to the second exemplary embodiment, with the
only difference that the coated grains of the second raw material
component of the batch had a grain size in the range of 0.5 to 1 mm.
The fired product obtained according to the first comparative example had
a chemical composition according to which the following oxides were
present in the following proportions:
MgO: 93.90% by mass;
A1203: 3,03% by mass;
Fe2O3: 0.33% by mass,
CaO: 1.82% by mass;
SiO2: 0.69% by mass;
MnO: 0.03% by mass; and
Loss on ignition (LOT): 0.20% by mass.
The product had a structure of sintered grains in the form of magnesia
grains and coated grains, the coated grains having a grain size in the range
of 0.5 to 1 mm and consisting of magnesia with a surface coated with
magnesia spinel.
The coating of magnesia spinel had a thickness of about 80 p.m.
The physical values of the product were as follows:
Dynamic modulus of elasticity: 69,3 GPa;
temperature To.5 for refractoriness under load: > 1,700 C;
cold compressive strength: 96 MPa; and
bending strength at room temperature: 12,8 MPa.
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Second comparative example
For comparison purposes, another product was manufactured which was
not an example of the invention.
The product manufactured according to this second comparative example
was manufactured according to the second exemplary embodiment, but
with the only difference that the first raw material component was present
in a proportion of 95% by mass and the second raw material component
was present in a proportion of only 5% by mass, both based on the total
mass of the displacement.
The fired product obtained from the second comparative example had a
chemical composition according to which the following oxides were
present in the following proportions:
MgO: 95.30% by mass;
A1203: 1.43% by mass;
Fe2O3: 0.39% by mass,
CaO: 1.93% by mass;
SiO2: 0.71% by mass;
MnO: 0.03% by mass; and
Loss on ignition (LOT): 0.21% by mass.
The magnesia spinel coating had a thickness of about 130 nm.
The physical values of the product were as follows:
Dynamic modulus of elasticity: 48,8 GPa;
temperature To.5 for refractoriness under load: > 1,700 C;
cold compressive strength: 73 MPa; and
bending strength at room temperature: 6,2 MPa.
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Discussion of the test results
The products manufactured according to the first and second exemplary
embodiment each had a very high structural flexibility, indicated by a very
low modulus of elasticity of less than 30 GPa, namely 26.6 GPa and 27.9
GPa respectively. At the same time, the products showed good values for
refractoriness under load, cold compressive strength and bending strength
at room temperature.
The product manufactured according to the first comparative example had
a chemical composition which corresponded to a chemical composition of a
product according to the invention. However, with a grain size of the
coated grains of 0.5 to 1 mm, the grain size was smaller than the grain size
of the coated grains of a product according to the invention. The product
.. according to the first comparative example had a significantly worse
structural flexibility than the products according to the first and second
exemplary embodiments, indicated by a high modulus of elasticity of 69.3
GPa.
The product produced according to the second comparative example had a
coated grain size which corresponded to a grain size of a product according
to the invention. However, (due to the small proportion of coated grains in
the product) according to the chemical composition, the proportion of
A1203 was lower than that of a product in accordance with the invention.
The product according to the second comparative example had a
significantly worse structural flexibility than the products according to the
first and second exemplary embodiment, indicated by a high modulus of
elasticity of 48.8 GPa.
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